January 27 marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day—a day that honours the memory of the six million Jewish people who were systematically persecuted and murdered along with other victims of Nazi

The extensive and versatile career of Tōkō Shinoda, who passed away in 2021 at the age of 107, makes us reflect on how artistic achievements are recognized through the life of the artist. As an artist

A few years ago, University of Toronto’s Dr. Jennifer Stellar approached ROM with a proposal. She would bring a horde of undergrads to an exhibition, strap heartrate-monitoring watches onto them, and

Here’s what you need to know about vilca. First, it’s both the name of a psychedelic powder (more on that soon) and the tree from which the powder is made. Tall and thorny, the vilca tree

ROM was deeply saddened by the passing of Hyacinth Gloria Chen in January 2022. Ms. Chen was a truly incredible woman who left behind a tremendous legacy, both as successful businesswoman and a

On January 18th, 2000, the Tagish Lake meteorite fell in northern British Columbia at approximately 8:43 a.m. local time. It produced a remarkable fireball as it streaked across the dawn sky, an event

TORONTO, ON ( December 20, 2021) — As the year draws to a close, ROM offers a first look at its preliminary lineup of special exhibitions spanning art, culture and nature scheduled for the 2022

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2021 – Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) remains open during the holiday season, operating in accordance with Ontario Public Health guidelines. The Museum will be open on the following

Each fossil has an extraordinary story to tell, starting with the amazingly small chance that each one had to become frozen in time—normally, when organisms die, their remains quickly decompose and

Joan Thompson was a long-time ROM volunteer – one of the iconic ‘Three Joans’ who were founding members of the Volunteer Committee (now known as the Department of Museum Volunteers) in the late 1950s.

Dr. Nathan Lujan, ROM’s new Curator of Fishes, is a genuine adventurer scientist, the kind of man who spends a month in the Amazon, then returns home laden with new specimens and, much to his wife’s

In the spring of 2020, as most Canadians holed up at home, hoarding toilet paper and binging bad news, Martin Gregus got a call from a Manitoba tour company. Covid was crushing their business. Was he

Highly-anticipated new permanent gallery explores the 4-billion-year history of early life on Earth TORONTO, ON, November 25, 2021 – On December 4, 2021, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) unveils the Willner

Toy-making is probably the most overlooked of Mexico’s rich popular art traditions. Despite exhibiting great ingenuity, imagination, and creativity, Mexican folkloric toys are sadly under-represented

Photo credit: Left: © Will O’Hare. Right: © David Brooks TORONTO, November 16, 2021 – In the wake of the COP26 climate summit and renewed global commitments to biodiversity, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)